Unofficial History of the Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 43

Respecting virtue with three whips for two maces The next day, the King of Qin held a banquet and personally served the wine to Shubao, saying: "If it wasn't for my brother yesterday, he would have almost died at the hands of thieves, and he would not be able to see each other. You can drink to your heart's content now, and chat with each other. Repay one ten-thousandth. When the world is settled, my brother should be among the feudal lords, and the same country will share weal and woe, so that your descendants will inherit the national title and enjoy infinite blessings, so that you can repay today's virtue." Shubao said: "Being loyal to the minister, Gu Wu's duty is as good as it is, even if he is terrified, he will not give up. Yesterday's defeat was all due to His Highness's deception, so you should take care of yourself in the future." Drinking, everyone belongs to the account.

People reported that Li Shiji, Li Jing and others led the horse back, and the king of Qin was overjoyed, and he was picked up.After asking questions, the guests are seated, and all the managers will see them.Shi Shiji knew that Cheng Zhijie ordered the King of Qin to go out of the customs, but he did not know it. He hurriedly left his seat and asked Zhijie, "I am happy that you have made great achievements. You have entered Taiyuan and captured Yuchi Jingde. It is appropriate to celebrate." Zhijie was silent, Shiji said: "Could it be that you have never been to Taiyuan, is it a lie?" Looking back to the left and right, he said: "Do you know this?" Zhijie said: "A certain person is really guilty, please die." Do you want to go out of Baibi Pass?" Zhijie said: "Fruit. Someone ordered the King of Qin to steal through the pass south of the road, intending to encircle Taiyuan, by surprise, with the intention of winning. I don't want the ambush to know, report to the enemy camp, and let Jingde come to the enemy. As a result of King Qin's defeat, Shubao's flying horse rescued him victoriously, and he did not hurt anyone." Shiji said, "Is it respectable?" Zhijie said, "A hero who respects morality is not easy to obtain." Shiji was furious. Said: "I ordered you to stand firm on the wall and not fight with him. I made you burn his food and grass. If you want to teach your teacher, you will wait until your food is exhausted. It is easy to attack. If you don't wait for me to return it, you will violate my military order and privately Offering the pass plan, risked the life of King Qin, but made a big mistake. In the past, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty beheaded Dinggong to seal Yongchi, so the law of the army was also established. Although I and you have a friend who kills the neck, the king's law is the country's punishment, how can it be tolerated Humanity! It is inevitable that one will die, and beheaded to rectify the military law."

The king of Qin was shocked when he heard the words, and he came down to tell him: "In terms of military law, those who violate the order of the general must be beheaded to the public. Twenty thousand taels will be given to the sergeant to redeem this life." Everyone begged again and again, but the world record is that the general ordered him to be spared the death penalty, demoted from his official position, and made meritorious service with the army in order to redeem his former position.

But he said that Jingde returned to Song Jingang: "Rush to the king of Qin, and then Qin Shubao came to rescue him. I fought three hundred matches with Shubao, and there was no leakage. The people of the world were almost captured by me." King Kong said: "You whip very fast, It is worthwhile to beat people, why not kill them?" Jingde said: "In the future, I will regroup and fight again. I have a plan to capture the people of the world." King Kong's meritorious deeds were reported to King Liu, and all the soldiers he received were sent to Taiyuan.The reward is over.The next day, Jingde went to fight again.When the King of Qin was watching in front of the gate, in the shadow of the gate flag, Jingde rode out, and the end was extraordinary.The king of Qin sighed and said: "People say 'Hu Jingde, the god of black evil', and his name is well-deserved!" Shubao was about to get on his horse, but the king of Qin stopped him urgently, saying: "My brother, stop fighting. Jingde is different today than yesterday, so we should avoid his spirit first. .

"Shu Bao said: "What is there to be afraid of? "The King of Qin blocked the inside of the pass, and Jingde singled out Shubao to mount his horse outside the pass. Shubao wished to swallow Jingde flatly, and was blocked by the King of Qin three or five times.

Look at the afternoon, King Qin saw that Jingde's men and horses were all tired, so he chose four or five hundred horses to follow Shu Bao to cross the pass.When Jingde saw that Shubao's army had arrived, he withdrew his whip and retreated from the army, and was about to leave the ground with an arrow.Shubao and his horses live together, and they will come from outside the pass one after another.Shubao didn't even talk, and with two maces, he went straight to Jingde.Jingde raised his whip to welcome him.There are more than a hundred battles, regardless of victory or defeat.

Qin Wang Guanzhi sighed and said: "The real husband!" Fearing that Shubao might lose, he hurriedly ordered Jin to withdraw the army, and the two horses returned together.Shubao returned to the formation, prepared to change horses, and fought against Jingde before going out.

Jingde came out again, and the two fought again.The King of Qin feared that Shubao might be lost, so he put on his clothes until the front of the battle, watching Shubao and Jingde fight more than a hundred times, the two spirits doubled.The king of Qin called Ming Jin, and the two generals returned to their own formations, but they had not yet placed their cards on the left side.King Qin and Shubao said: "Heroes who respect morality are invincible, and return to the stronghold to fight again in the future." "It's getting late today, so we can't fight."

Shubao said: "If it's getting late, light more torches and fight at night."

The sergeant secretly complained, Jingde changed his horse, and before going out again, he shouted, "Shubao, I can't catch you, and I swear I won't withdraw my troops!" Shubao said, "I can't kill you, and I won't go back to the village!" Jingde said: "You and I have fought together for four or five lilies, and we can see both methods. That's all, it's nothing to worry about. Do you dare to fight with me?" Shubao said: "What is the method of combining forces?" Jingde said: "Smart people don't do secret things, so it's not surprising to make calculations. First you receive a few lashes from me, and I will also fight a few maces with you. It is also decided that the two will live and die, and here we will share.

This is the method of combining forces. "Shu Bao said: "You are a baby joking, how can anyone survive with a few whips and a mace?Even iron and stone will be broken. "Jingde said: "In the past, Xia Yu and Meng Ben were able to pull out the horns of oxen. They were known as strong men in the world. Twenty maces, I dare to take them. " Shubao said: "You are really lying!Mo Yan is twenty, as long as he is my mace, he will die. " Jingde said with a smile: "I know that you are already frightened, and I am afraid that if I count, you will have no way to rebirth.I let you fight first, as long as you don't hurt my life, how about letting you fight?
"Shu Bao said: "If the truth is true, I will shoot it down immediately, and I will be frightened in a hurry. " Jingde said: "If you fight, you will fight. How can a man joke. "Shu Bao said:" You can agree on the number. " Jingde said: "You play four maces, and I return three whips. This is the real number, and there is no false talk. "Jingde then tied his hands with his whip and stood up on his horse. Shubao raised his voice and shouted before the battle: "All of you come to testify, and watch me beat Jingde!" With two maces in his hands, he hit Jingde on the back twice, and he was about to hit a third time. Jingde had already returned to the horse, walked forward, bent his body in pain, and vomited blood. Shu Bao returned to the formation, twice. The sergeants looked at it, and they were all stunned. When Jingde saw Shubao returning to the battle, he reined in his horse and went out again, shouting, "Where is Shubao going?Those who go are not considered men. "

Shubao also rode his horse to the front of the formation.Jingde said: "I have received four maces, and you have paid me back the debt of four lashes." Shubao yelled: "Dead dog slave, if you come to beat me, I am not afraid!"Jingde hoped that Shubao would be whipped three times on his back, and he was about to strike again, but Shubao hastily reined in his horse and returned to the battle, with blood in his mouth, he could not vomit.Shubao thought to himself: "If you vomit blood, you will show weakness and be ridiculed by him." Then he swallowed the dirty blood.Later, Shubao got sick, all because of swallowing dirty blood.Shubao called out to the front of the battle again, "Jingde man! Have you ever seen my methods?
I received three whips, but nothing happened. I recovered as before, unlike you who vomited blood continuously, so you can see the advantages and disadvantages here. Jingde said: "Don't I know?"Your mouth is full of dirty blood, and you don't spit out your ear, what's so rare?You still owe me a whip. "Shu Bao said: "According to the calculations, the fruit is less than one whip. Compared with the weight, the four maces have a force of about two hundred catties, and the three whips have a weight of 240 catties. You still owe me forty catties of strength. Why is it surprising? "The two armies shouted, boasting on one side, and winning on the other. Later, the historian commented: "The four maces should be lost, and Jingde should not be beaten first, and his body is exhausted."

The two returned to the formation, and the King of Qin shouted from the front of the formation: "I will treat the righteous men of the world with benevolence and justice, and will not be deceitful. It is getting late today. You withdraw your troops to rest, and I will not take advantage of the situation to drive you away.

"Jingde heard the words, after personally cutting off, all the troops gradually retreated, and the king of Qin also withdrew his troops and returned to the stronghold. Later generations have poems praising three whips for two maces: Jingde Qin Qiong fought endlessly, majestic and brave like a buffalo.

Only because of two maces and three whips, he has since become famous as Bohuhou.

You Jingxuan's poem says: The Qin government is greedy and sees the mace against the whip, but who knows that there is a beautiful river in front of it.

Don't say that the Holy Lord relies on great blessings, and if the ministers are loyal, there will be heaven.

The next day, Shubao wanted to fight against Jingde again, so he reported that Marshal Shiji had arrived.The King of Qin came in to ask, and Shiji said: "If I heard that Yuchi Jingde, the tiger general of the world, if he fought Shubao to the death, he would be wounded. You can use a small plan to win a complete victory, and Jingde returns to Your Highness." The King of Qin said: "I see his hero. I really admire him, how can I get it?" Shiji said: "Although he is brave, he is a foolish person, so it is easy to get him. Someone who heard about the North Turks, Wu Zhou relied on him for help, and I have sent Guo Xiaoke to the West Turks. He asked him to dispatch troops to pretend to be northern soldiers and come to Baibi under the banner of northern soldiers.

King Kong and Jingde think that they will help themselves, and there will be no doubts. If Li Jing and I go to the same place to dispatch, great things will be accomplished. Why doesn't Jingde come and join His Highness? " Qin Wang asked about his plan, and Shiji whispered to Qin Wang, as long as it is so. Qin Wang clapped his hands and said happily: "Maogong is a wonderful plan, and my son's house is also rare in the world. "That is to say, Li Jing was sent to go with Shiji. The two said goodbye and went all the way.

But Shiji sent Guo Xiaoke to the western Turks to offer gold and silk.Khan was overjoyed, so he sent the deputy marshal Tari to lead five hundred elite soldiers, pretending to be northern soldiers, and went to Baibi Pass, and someone reported to Song Jingang: "I am [General] Wan [Yan] Baibai under Luo Khan from the Northern Turkic Region." Da, under the order of Luo Khan, I sent five hundred elite soldiers to guard the pass. King Kong was overjoyed, and came to the city, and sat down with Bai Dafenbin to explain his intentions. King Kong was overjoyed, and then Order to slaughter cattle and horses, reward the three armies, and the generals and soldiers camp to rest. Discuss military affairs with Baida all day long. Let's see how Baida's affairs will be afterwards?
General comment: On the small road in the south of the city, Zhijie taught the king of Qin to steal it, intending to enter Taiyuan's ears.Unexpectedly, when Liu Zhi's ambush knew about it, he was defeated instead.Three lashes and two bronzes, both De and Bao can bear it, is it possible to win the three armies bravely?Shi Ji still whispered to the King of Qin that respecting virtue was always easy to obtain, and I understand that there must be a master who wrote this plan.

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